Influence of Knowledge Investment and Investment Motivation Against the Interest of Investing in the Stock Market on Economic Education Status of Students of State University of Medan

Abstract

Abstract This study aims to determine: (1) Effect of investment motivation towards investment in capital market interest on student Prodi Economic Education State University of Medan. (2) Effect of investment knowledge towards investment in capital market interest on student Prodi Economic Education State University of Medan. (3) Effect of investment motivation and knowledge of the investment investment investment in capital market interest on student Prodi Economic Education State University of Medan. The study design was quantitative. Population and sample in this research is the sixth semester students Prodi Economic Education who are following courses Capital Markets as many as 42 students. Collecting data in this study using questionnaires. The test instrument was analyzed using validity and reliability test. The results showed that: (1) Motivation investment affect the interest of capital market investment in students Prodi Economic Education University of Medan, proven with a probability value of 0.000 <0.05. (2) Knowledge of investment does not affect the interest to invest in the capital market on students Prodi Economic Education University of Medan evidenced by a probability value of 0.991> 0.05. (3) Motivation and investment knowledge simultaneously affect the interest to invest in the stock market on students Prodi Economic Education University of Medan.